9/7 DC ROLLERCOASTER RIDE

[David Kyle]

As Sundance hit 19mph and 26 on the gust we ran down and pumped up, At least I ran. I put up 17m Waroo wich prooved to be quite the handfull. Im sure noone left today with a big smile having to deal with the conpletely holey and inconsistant wind today. I was surprised to be able to ride almost 100% upwind on the 17m when the gusts blasted in.

[JimSouthwick]

"Challenging" conditions for us poleboarders too (see Carl's Post); schlogg, blast, schlogg, schloog, schlogg,blast, repeat. Having the darksiders down to leeward does give us a bit of entertainment during the schlogg phases; always fun to watch you guys sine and kite loop during the lulls.

[Josh Shirley]

Maybe the kites could be launched with 2000 foot lines to get it up to the Sundance reading?

[Carl Christensen]

how bad was it at Island Beach? i felt like it really was about the most variable sailing i've had all year, (which isn't saying that much, unfortunately).

[JimSouthwick]

Not sure DarkSide Beach is big enough to lay out 2000' lines. Interestingly enough, there is a proposal to use kites on 800 m lines to generate power:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... rgy.energy

[David Kyle]

Oh my mistake, Nevermind,

[JimSouthwick]

Huh?

[Steven Nyhus]

I'll second that...Huh??